# Above water setup - In search of some tips **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** setup, tempest\ **Created:** [March 22, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/above-water-setup-in-search-of-some-tips/24023 "2024-03-22T16:09:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tothgellert05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e79b87/32.png) [@tothgellert05](https://community.tempest.earth/u/tothgellert05)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/above-water-setup-in-search-of-some-tips/24023/1 "2024-03-22T16:09:07Z")
I’m currently in the process of figuring out the best placement for my station. Clear, unobstructed wind readings are the most important for me, that’s why I want to place the station where it is exposed. The shore is very bushy and full of obstackles so it is not possible to place on solid ground. I was thinking of putting the station on a 7m tall pole, sticking out of the lake (about 10-40cm deep still water, possible exposure to small waves, 15-20 meters out from land). Has anyone experimented with a similar setup? Is this a bad idea? What should I be careful about? ---
**Author:** ![ershler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ershler](https://community.tempest.earth/u/ershler)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 4:03am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/above-water-setup-in-search-of-some-tips/24023/2 "2024-03-28T04:03:30Z")
If the location is on your property, I would suggest that you pour a concrete slab, as thick as you can manage and then fasten a post to it. ---
**Author:** ![tothgellert05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e79b87/32.png) [@tothgellert05](https://community.tempest.earth/u/tothgellert05)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 5:09am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/above-water-setup-in-search-of-some-tips/24023/3 "2024-03-28T05:09:52Z")
It is currently on a temporary shovel pole, but im on it! ---
**Author:** ![vreihen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/vreihen/32/13217_2.png) [@vreihen](https://community.tempest.earth/u/vreihen)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 10:40am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/above-water-setup-in-search-of-some-tips/24023/4 "2024-03-28T10:40:09Z")
Stating the obvious about the humidity readings being skewed on a dock/pole installation over water… ---
**Author:** ![tothgellert05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e79b87/32.png) [@tothgellert05](https://community.tempest.earth/u/tothgellert05)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/above-water-setup-in-search-of-some-tips/24023/5 "2024-03-28T16:50:42Z")
Here it is! I dont really care about the humidity, but since it is a big lake it is technically not skewed and accurate for a big area ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/sws/original/3X/a/0/a03b8e85bf09063c109f61d38b6466d7db289aea.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![tothgellert05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e79b87/32.png) [@tothgellert05](https://community.tempest.earth/u/tothgellert05)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/above-water-setup-in-search-of-some-tips/24023/6 "2024-04-16T18:46:58Z")
Update: Initially, i did not want to fix the pole down with cables, but i found out it is necessary due to the extreme exposure. In windy conditions the top tilted around a few centimeters in a wobbly motion. I installed cables on 3 sides, 2cables/side. That killed all the wobble even in stormy winds. Also, the pole I am using is made out of carbon fibre, which is a very rigid material. It does not dampen vibrations, it directly forwards them onto the station. I put sand in the pole, and that got rid of 99.9% of the vibrations. By the way, the waves directly impacting the pole are the main cause of the vibrations, so putting something around the pole to stop the waves is a good idea. I’d say the worst part of this setup was getting the pole to be exactly vertical, you’d think because I have water right next to it, it would be easy to figure out the perfect angle, but it took way more effort than i would’ve thought to get this thing exactly upright. ![IMG_1224](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/sws/original/3X/b/2/b2954ab989e9ef781ea2d7bae97402de186aefda.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/sws/original/3X/9/5/954d64c24c1612a76fabaaa3298be78bac443b7f.png) [@system](https://community.tempest.earth/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/above-water-setup-in-search-of-some-tips/24023/7 "2025-04-16T18:47:18Z")
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